Handle Bar Grips moving?

mcflyss

Hi guys,
REal Nooob here im afraid.
I was out on a ride today when my grip started to slip, i can now pull it off and rev it like a motorbike! Would have been fun when i was younger!
Any way, what is the best way to get it back on and stay on pls..?
I tried drying it but it still slips. What am i missing?

Banned!

spray paint works best.

spray a little inside the grip then get it on the bar fast as you can.

you can use some wire to hold them in place if you like but its not really neccessary (see how to in this moths mbuk) or buy lock ons, but a can of paint is much cheaper.

singlespeedexplosif

hairspray (cheap and nasty). Method as above, just as secure, but means you don't get paint on your bars.

robmanic1

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/mc/Cycle/7/Charge/Bar_Grips/

These are pretty good

R34PER

+1 for hairspray. once its dried it sticks nicely 8)

stumpyjon

Get a set of lock on grips, less than £15. Makes it much easier if you need to remove them than the paint / hairspray method .

R34PER

stumpyjon wrote:

Get a set of lock on grips, less than £15. Makes it much easier if you need to remove them than the paint / hairspray method .

i normally use wd40 through the straw and jammed up the grip to remove, seems to have never let me down yet.

.blitz

One Xmas I got some Ted Baker aftershave. It nearly took my skin off but it's great for fixing grips.

Bike smells a bit dodgy tho.

schlepcycling

stumpyjon wrote:

Get a set of lock on grips, less than £15. Makes it much easier if you need to remove them than the paint / hairspray method .

+1

george.b

Get lock ons. much better and easier

mcflyss

thanks for all your answers, will nick some of her in doors hair spray and give that a whirl!
If not like the look of the lock on grips!!!

Muddy.Bail

take the grips off then spray hairspray on the bar, put the grips back on and leave for 24h

stumpyjon

R34PER wrote:

stumpyjon wrote:

Get a set of lock on grips, less than £15. Makes it much easier if you need to remove them than the paint / hairspray method .

i normally use wd40 through the straw and jammed up the grip to remove, seems to have never let me down yet.

I used to use GT85 before I swapped to lock ons, but then I never really had slippage problems (until just before I swapped them, but that was after nearly 2 years and I had already decided to upgrade to lock ons).

redvee

You might find some water damaged lock-ons in the CRC floodsale, I did.

woodywmb

If you use hair lacquer make sure it's something like L'Oreal Normal Hold. Just wet and restyle at any time.